Its the cornerstone of my garage. Last I built a trebuchet with my son from aluminium. What fun we had. The local football club also asked me to repair their aluminium goals. For a few bob the goals are better than new, ready for the next 10 years. Personally I find that if you have the pedal...
Well! The prices certainly went up! I purchased my Lorch HT 180 with foot pedal for 2400 about six years ago. It was an ex demo model. The unit itself was 1999. The basic H was cheaper, but I'm glad to have the extra features of the HT
Hi all, I've been digging around for alternatives the past few days and it is breaking my nut. My new house has a fantastic garage in a (semi) basement. It has a standard barn door entrance and is 80m2!! There is not enough headroom for a lift, but ok, you can't have it all. I have about 800...
But if the alpha particle is in your lungs, it struggles to get out... The dust is very heavy though, so just holding your breath whilst grinding is enough protection. This practice also helps in your marriage ;-)
Gebruikte Fronius Magic Wave 3000 (AC/DC TIG lasapparatuur)
€ 2.450,00
http://link.marktplaats.nl/818747870
Checked their other ads, but found only the dc units on single phase. Also saw the price is ex vat :O
If you happen to find a decent one this side of the pond I'll test weld it for you...
Here in Holland the Fronius dealer sells refurbished rentals. They are a little more expensive, but certainly less dicy. With a channel tunnel same day return one can quickly pop over for the purchase.
The one problem is that good machines are scarce as hens teeth. They get worked till they are nearly dead and then sold in an attempt to still gain some cash. Only with a lot of luck one can get a decent top brand for a reasonable price, especially an ac dc...
Auto darkening helmets are known to stop working at some point due to the internal batteries running flat. The batteries are non rechargeable lithium batteries. The helmets usually contain 2 of these providing 6v to the mask. If these are not replaceable, then they seem to be at different...
I also built a compressor box. Check my photo albums. There is also a thread on the forum. The box has cooling fans with a dampened and baffled inlet and exhaust. Tests were done to ensure that the cooling is sufficient. The next time I would do a similar project, I'll use offcut high pile...
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/articles/tungsten-electrode-guide
Section at the bottom:
When welding with lower currents on thinner materials (those ranging from .005- to .040-in.), it is best to grind the tungsten to a point. A pointed tungsten allows the welding current to transfer in...